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Alcohol

Alcohol. Presented By: Philip Buell Ellen Ganey Angela Garmon Jessica Jones Yangtse Machin. Presentation Information. Chapter: 25 Title (Content Area): Alcohol Lesson: 1-2 Title (Topic): Alcohol Use: A High Risk Behavior What Alcohol Does to the Body Grade Level: Ninth Grade.

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Alcohol

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  1. Alcohol Presented By: Philip Buell Ellen Ganey Angela Garmon Jessica Jones Yangtse Machin

  2. Presentation Information • Chapter: 25 • Title (Content Area): Alcohol • Lesson: 1-2 • Title (Topic): • Alcohol Use: A High Risk Behavior • What Alcohol Does to the Body • Grade Level: Ninth Grade

  3. Icebreaking Story

  4. Alcohol • Defined as – A colorless flammable liquid that is the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors. • Ethanol – is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages and is a powerful drug.

  5. How is Alcohol made? • Synthetically • Naturally - By fermentation of fruits, vegetables, or grains Fermentation – the chemical action of yeasts and sugars

  6. Intoxication • Defined as – the physical and mental impairment resulting from the use of alcohol and can range from an inability to walk to unconsciousness. • At some point in the consumption of alcohol, a state of intoxication sets in.

  7. Blood Alcohol Concentration

  8. Why do teens choose to drink?

  9. Reasons Why Teens Choose to Drink • escape pressures or problems • feel better or get over being sad or lonely • deal with stress and relax • feel more self-confident in social situations • for excitement • because their friends are doing it • deal with boredom • get away with something they are not supposed to do • to fit in

  10. Factors that Affect Teen Alcohol Use • Friends • Family • Advertisements

  11. Activity Regarding Alcohol Use Identify individuals’ attitudes surrounding alcohol use.

  12. Confidence without Pressure • Refuse politely but firmly (No, thanks. I’ve already got a drink) • Give a personal reason. (I’m watching my weight) • Explain that you have goals (It affects my schoolwork) • State your values and responsibilities (It’s against the law for people my age)

  13. Driving Under the Influence • When a person’s blood alcohol concentration exceeds the limit allowed by law in their state • 17,419 alcohol related crashes in the U.S. in 2001 • Factor in at least 41 percent of all fatal crashes. • Linked to 85% of crashes involving teens 

  14. Pull-Over…Other Costs of DWI • Confiscation of DL • Arrest, trip to jail, court appearance & fine • Possible suspension of DL • Possible jail sentence • Bail money • Increase in insurance rates • Possible lawsuits

  15. Protect YourselfDon’t Drive if you are: • Drinking or with someone that has been drinking • Not wearing your seatbelt • Near rural roads • In a car without airbags • Fatigued

  16. Designated Who? Designated Drivers—people in social settings who choose not to drink so that they can safely drive themselves and others Is becoming a popular trend in a drinking society They recognize the importance of never riding with anyone who has had any alcohol to drink

  17. What does alcohol do in the body? Path of Alcohol Long-term Effects Short-term Effects Absorption of Alcohol

  18. Mouth Stomach Small Intestine Heart Brain Liver Path of Alcohol in the Body

  19. Short-term Effects • Short-term effects depend on: • Amount consumed • Person’s gender • Person’s size • Presence or absence of food in person’s stomach

  20. Brain Central Nervous System Decision-Making Skills Though Processes Memory Concentration Short-term Effects

  21. Short-term Effects • Liver • Oxidation • Alcohol  water + carbon dioxide + energy • Set Reaction Speed • Blood Vessels • Increased flow of blood • Increased risk of hypothermia

  22. Short-term Effects • Heart • High Blood Pressure • Fast Heart Rate or Abnormal Heart Rate • Kidneys • Increase in urine production • Dehydration • Stomach • Enters the blood stream • Irritates stomach lining

  23. Long-term Effects • Brain Damage • Decrease in brain size • Destroys brain cells • Loss of Intellectual activities • i.e. memory and problem solving

  24. Long-term Effects • Chronic Liver Problems • Fatty Liver • Defined as “a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down.” • Results in reduced oxygen and eventually cell death • Can be reversed if drinking stops

  25. Long-term Effects • Chronic Liver Problems • Cirrhosis • Inflammation or infection • Can cause: weakness, jaundice, fever, death • Hepatitis • Defined as “a condition in which liver tissue is destroyed and then replaced with useless scar tissue.”

  26. Chronic Liver Problems

  27. Alcohol Absorption • No way to stop absorption of alcohol • Can be slowed by food • Full meal = 6 hours to reach brain • Fatty foods are best

  28. Alcoholism • Continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks • If you have alcoholism you experience: • Loss of control • Physical dependence • Tolerance

  29. Genetic Roles & Alcoholism • Genetics play a large role in alcoholism • Children of alcoholics are about four times more likely than the general population to develop alcohol problems

  30. Tolerance & Withdrawal • Tolerance is the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (as a drug) or a physiological insult with repeated use or exposure • Withdrawal is the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug

  31. The End!

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